Course curriculum

  • 1

    A Warm Welcome To You 🎊 😃👏🏾

    • FELLOWSHIP ORIENTATION

    • ABOUT THE GRASP FELLOWSHIP: SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

    • GETTING OUR TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZED 🚀!

    • PREPARE: VIDEO - AWARD LEARNING COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY WALKTHROUGH

    • PREPARE - HOW TO SET UP ZOOM INTERPRETATION VIDEO

    • PREPARE - GETTING STARTED WITH ZOOM

    • REVIEW - PARTICIPANTS BIOGRAPHY

    • TRAINERS BIOGRAPHIES

    • AGENDA: MOW PROGRAM

    • PROGRAM LAUNCH OF THE MENTORING ORIENTATION

    • NEED HELP?
  • 2

    WEEK 1B - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • SETTING THE TONE: VIDEO

    • PREPARATION: GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN MENTEE / MENTOR PAIR

    • CONVERSATION STARTERS FOR YOUR FIRST MEETING

    • ANGLOPHONE SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
  • 3

    WEEK 1C: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • POLICY DISCUSSION ON FOOD SYSTEMS

    • INDIVIDUAL INTENTION AND COLLECTIVE POTENTIAL

  • 4

    WEEK 2A: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • DIRECTION: DEFINING AND REDEFINING YOUR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSE

    • DEFINING DIRECTION AND LEARNING EDGE (COMPETENCIES)

    • PRM FRAMEWORK

    • THE 9 WHY'S: READ

    • PURPOSE DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT

    • COMPETENCY ASSIGNMENT

    • PRM ASSIGNMENT
  • 5

    WEEK 2B: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • MENTORING TOOLS:

    • WRAP UP ACTIVITY
  • 6

    PHASE 2: WEEK 3A: NOVEMBER 14, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • PRM PRACTICE
  • 7

    WEEK 3B: NOVEMBER 16, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • LISTENING AS A KEY SKILL FOR SUCCESSFULL MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS

    • INTRODUCTION TO CASE CIRCLES

    • COMMUNICATION BUILDING THROUGH CASE CIRCLES

  • 8

    WEEK 4A: NOVEMBER 21, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • DELIVERING YOUR MESSAGE EFFECTIVELY

    • EMPOWERING CONVERSATIONS

    • THE POWER OF ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION..
  • 9

    WEEK 4B: NOVEMBER 23, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • NETWORKING

    • CREATIVE CONNECTIONS
  • 10

    WEEK 5A: NOVEMBER 28, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • PRESENTATION SKILLS BOOST

    • ELEVATOR PITCH
  • 11

    WEEK 5B: NOVEMBER 30, 2023

    • CHECK IN

    • PRM REFINEMENT

    • PRM LAUNCH

    • CLOSING CEREMONY
  • 12

    WEEK 6B: DECEMBER 4-8, 2023 - INDIVIDUAL COACHING

    • Preparing For Your Coaching Session

    • Coaching Schedule

    • Updated PRM

Course facilitators

Ms. Sepiso Mungandi

Agricultural Economist and Agribusiness Specialist

Sepiso Mungandi is an Agricultural Economist and Agribusiness Specialist, currently working as District Agricultural Coordinator under the Ministry of Agriculture in Zambia. She holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural Commerce from Massey University, New Zealand and a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Zambia. Having worked in the agricultural sector since 2006, Sepiso has vast experience in Farm Management and Entrepreneurship skills, as well as Management and Leaderships skills. She also possesses competences in facilitation, curriculum and training manuals development, acquired through many years of conducting trainings in the Ministry of Agriculture and other local and international organisations, like the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD). As a consultant, Sepiso has worked with international organisatons such as World Vision and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on agricultural related matters. Additionally, she is a mentor and coach to a number of youths through the work she does under a non-profit organisation she co-founded, known as May-One Connect Foundation.
Salome Gitoho

Albert Tsindi

Crop scientist (Plant Breeder) and Trainer, University of Ghana

Albert Tsindi is a crop scientist who specializes in plant breeding. He has more than 15 years of working experience in agricultural production, training, capacity development, and research. He worked as a lecturer at Mutare Polytechnic in the Department of Horticulture, where he taught genetics and plant breeding, horticulture, floriculture, and plant protection. He has worked as a breeder with the soybean breeding team in Uganda and Zimbabwe. Albert is also an accredited MBTI practitioner. His focus is to be a leading breeder who is able to nurture, train, and mentor the next generation of African plant breeders, scientists, and policymakers. He brings passion and vast experience in leadership training, team building, mentoring, and curriculum development.
Dr. Maria G. Nassuna-Musoke

Ms. Monica Namumbya Kapiriri

Facilitator and Development Consultant

Ms. Monica Kapipiri is a facilitator and consultant with over 20 years of experience in training, program support, gender integration, monitoring, and evaluation. She has worked with both local and international NGOs, research institutions, and government agencies, including the EU, FARA, CARE International, RUFORUM, USAID, and the World Bank. Ms. Kapipiri holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management from the Makerere Institute for Environment and Natural Resource Management and a BSc in Forestry from the Faculty of Forestry, Makerere University. She also holds certificates in leadership and team management, negotiation skills, mainstreaming gender in policy, and development program formulation. She has published a number of books, including Sleeping Giant: Unleashing Africa’s Potential and Breaking the Shackles of Poverty. She has also written and presented several conference papers for RUFORUM, CGIAR, and FARA. Monica has been part of several AWARD course designs and brings to the A-TEAM several years of experience as an accomplished leadership trainer in management and mainstreaming gender policy, mentoring and coaching, and monitoring and evaluation.
Mr. Douglas Ouma